News from the CBA, Local Bars, and More, 0320 COBJ, Vol. 49, No. 3 Pg. 56
| Author | BY JESSICA ESPINOZA |
| Position | Vol. 49, 3 [Page 56] |
BAR NEWS
BY JESSICA ESPINOZA
Bar News is a monthly compilation of news from the. CBA, including sections and committees, administration, and local and specialty bar associations. It also includes notices of activities—past, present, and future—from local and national law-related organizations and groups.
Amy Larson is CBA's New Executive Director and CEO
The Joint Management Committee (JMC) of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations has voted unanimously to appoint Amy Larson as the new executive director of both organizations. Larson previously served the CBA and DBA as deputy executive director and COO as well as interim executive director and CEO. The JMC makes studies and recommendations for all problems involving the joint operations of associations, including the hiring of the executive director.
Larson has more than 25 years of experience in a variety of association, corporate, and inter-governmental leadership roles and has significant experience in organizational structure and decision-making, especially during times of change. Overthepast 14 years, she has become strategically immersed with the CBA's goals, leadership structure, budgetary resources, communications, and external partnerships, first as CBA's contract lobbyist and then as deputy executive director and COO. Previously, she was the director of public affairs for Storage Technology Corporation; the executive director for the American Electronics Association; a marketing and public relations professional for Price Waterhouse, LLP in its Dispute Analysis and Corporate Recovery practice group; and the manager of government affairs at the Institute of Certified Financial Planners.
Larson is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she received her BA in English with a political science minor, and her MBA with a specialization in intergovernmental management. Amy was selected to participate in the University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business "50 for Colorado," which recognizes leaders and emerging leaders of Colorado committed to learning more about the Colorado economy and how it impacts industries across the state. She has served on numerous boards, including the Metro Denver Network Board of Governors, American Electronics Association—Colorado, Front Range Community...
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